Sancho is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sancho
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

The Sancho is the form of Sanchez. Sancho's.

Variant of the Sanchez. The son of Sancho meaning "sanctified".

How popular is Sancho?

Sancho is common in Spain, Mozambique, Costa Rica, Philippines, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, France, United States, Colombia, Portugal, Mexico, Japan, Chile, Guyana, Cuba, Nicaragua, England, Russia, Tanzania, Canada.

Sancho is ranked 9032 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sanchos grew by 8.71 per cent to 1186 since 2000 and ranked 21895 after elevating 221 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 48.9 42.99
White 20.91 24.29
Black 17.96 18.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 9.95 10.27
Others 1.52 2.75
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.76 1.37
Sancho is quite popular family name mostly used in Spain however Costa Rica lie ahead in terms of density. Around 62757 people have been found who wears Sancho as their family name. Sancho is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Sancho:
190 Spain28,055
Countries with thousands of Sancho:
846 Mozambique7,416
178 Costa Rica5,768
3,650 Philippines3,813
2,617 Brazil3,040
1,727 Peru2,455
1,782 Argentina2,001
1,426 Ecuador1,800
5,348 France1,565
25,175 United States1,354
2,386 Colombia1,065
Countries with hundreds of Sancho:
905 Portugal981
6,146 Mexico496
12,641 Japan332
2,424 Chile317
519 Guyana271
2,043 Cuba231
1,309 Nicaragua147
26,878 England145
78,764 Russia140
30,427 Tanzania121
30,257 Canada111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,063 Dominican Republic85
78,034 Germany67
4,106 Guatemala67
221 Andorra65
9,130 Venezuela65
2,692 Trinidad and Tobago56
14,437 Switzerland54
33,952 Cameroon53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
256,885 India48
66,097 South Africa48
3,151 Paraguay47
67,506 Iran42
8,601 Liberia40
37,845 Belgium34
47,398 Netherlands34
10,337 Uruguay32
21,534 Uzbekistan27
100,309 Italy19
58,740 Kazakhstan18
6,157 Panama17
16,023 Qatar16
26,435 New Zealand14
56,422 Sweden13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,243 El Salvador10
4,903 Angola9
116,751 Australia9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
5,350 Tajikistan9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
18,086 Wales9
512,203 Thailand7
89,472 Belarus6
75,466 Israel6
14,710 Tunisia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

17 years old clerk John Sancho who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on October 30, 1865 by City Of Dublin put out from Liverpool. 12 years old Amita Sancho, Elena Sancho, 30 years old U-Mrs Sancho, Antonio Sancho (52) Laborer, are other Sancho that migrated to US.

Sancho Namesakes

  • Juan Bautista Sancho, composer and scholar
  • Fernando Sancho, Spanish actor
  • Ignatius Sancho, British composer, actor, and writer
  • Brent Sancho, Trinidadian former football player and politician
  • Antonio Sancho, retired Mexican footballer
  • Ion Sancho, elected public official serving Leon County

Sancho Namesakes

  • Juan Bautista Sancho, composer and scholar
  • Fernando Sancho, Spanish actor
  • Ignatius Sancho, British composer, actor, and writer
  • Brent Sancho, Trinidadian former football player and politician
  • Antonio Sancho, retired Mexican footballer
  • Ion Sancho, elected public official serving Leon County

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